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Seven, we woke up, seven and fifty, we left the house. It was an early rainy morning, but that only made it prettier. Instead of going to school, we took the subway and met at the city (Stockholm), because we were going to have a presentation about an urban agricultural project (Odla Ihop), in which the main objective was to create a community spirit where everyone could participate having in mind that everything that was done there was supposed to be sustainable and environmentally friendly. At the end of the presentation the students were supposed to prepare a piece of land to be cultivated, yet, the cold was too much and we ended up leaving.Lunch was at school. We arrived, and each student grabbed a plate and helped him/herself. In Sweden all students can have lunch without paying the meal, which in my view shows how developed this country is, everyone has the same basic rights. When lunch ended, each student grabbed their plates and cutlery and put them on the trays to go directly to the washing machine, which in my opinion shows how smart the Swedes are (they don’t spend money on hiring people to do it and at the same time makes each student responsible for cleaning what they used).Then we went to the school auditorium to finish the presentations made by each country.Since we had the afternoon free, Adam, Sandra, Inês, Erik, Timothy and I went to the gym. We walked in, we paid (which wasn’t cheap but Sweden is an expensive country, so that was ok), and we started working out!! The boys did their thing and we, the girls did ours. Overall it was fun, we talked, we cheered each other, we laughed at ourselves ... And of course, Inês always with her camera recording everything, we really had a good time.As it had been arranged before, we were going to the cinema (the entire Erasmus group), so we had to have dinner. Everyone who went to the gym went to Adam's house for dinner. From the gym we went straight home and when we arrived it was all very fast and organized. Some cooked, others put the table on, and others were playing the piano. It was all very peaceful and in time. The dinner itself was quite enjoyable, with a great atmosphere of friendship and companionship.With everyone with a full stomach and with everything prepared to go we went to the cinema (Mall of Scandinavia). It took about 30 minutes but it was the most beautiful tour we took. We went by the edge of the lake, a beautiful lake, with the night falling, and the lights of the city to brighten up, always surrounded by those magnificent trees and with that cold, calm and refreshing air. It was incredible!When we arrived we went straight to the cinema, and that cinema was the biggest I've ever seen in my life. As we entered there were a lot of gums and drinks and popcorn, sweet and salty, basically the dream of a 7 year-old. Following the entrance there is also an area where people can wait until the movie starts. Since we were a bit late, we went up the stairs and went straight to the movie room.When we got home it was already late, we still talked for a while but we were tired, so we went to sleep. The day was over but more stories would be told the next day.Ana Carolina